Former Nevada Gaming Commission Chairman Tony Alamo is conflicted on how Nevada should reopen because of his experience as a regulator and a medical doctor.
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The state’s gaming tax is calculated based on a percentage of a casino’s win. Lost winnings means lost general fund tax revenue that supports government functions from schools to public safety.
People are still buying homes, and builders are still building, but the pipeline of sales is shrinking fast amid the turmoil.
There’s a reason Gov. Steve Sisolak has deemed construction an essential service because finishing Allegiant Stadium will be critical to the community’s return to normal.
Gov. Steve Sisolak last week cited one reason in particular why he let construction keep going in Nevada: jobs.
The city’s resorts have good reasons to decline sheltering the homeless during the coronavirus outbreak, even though 150,000 hotel rooms will be empty over the next four weeks.
The economy is in crisis again because of the coronavirus pandemic — but foreclosures are on pause, stopping what could have been an avalanche of repos.